Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1887-11-19
West virginis's Contribution to the
Treasury Surplus.

has been printed for the use of the
press, the collections made by Collect
or McGraw, of West Virginia, and re
ported to the Commissions during the
fiscal year ending June 30th, last
amounted to 1888, 26642.
McGrawhas in store under the name
of "OrdiDance Supplies" six Spring
field carbines. These he probably in
herited from Collector Mccormick.
The amount expended in West Vir
ginia for discovery and punishment
of violations of law during the year
was S31. Added to this is SIS for
the same purpose, from old appropria-
ton, making $40.
There were 7S4,0S6 pounds of to-
bacco manufactured in West Virginia
last year, out of whice 41,718,470
cigars were made. The materials used
were 185,SS7 pounds of leaf tobacco,
76S,O75 pounds of scraps, 1896
pounds of licorice, 20,054 pounds of
sugar and 1903 pounds of other ma
| terials.
There are but twelve tobacco fac
tories in West Virginia, and these
produced 66,976 pounds of plug to-
bacco and 877,31 pounds of smoking
tobacco.
There were four rectifers WHO paid
a special tax in West Virginia during
the year; 756 retail liquor dealers
and IL wholesale liquor dealers.
There are 107 manufacturers of
cigars in the state, and ~ dealers in
leaf tobacco, twenty three of these
each handle less than $4,000 pounds.
There are ALSO dealers in manufac-
tured tobacco in the state and all but
eleven are manufacturers of tobacco.
There are s brewers in the state
and but as retail dealers in malt
liquors, and IA wholesale dealers in
malt liquors. These figures apply
only TO those who pay the special tax
There are but two registered grain
distilleries in the state, one of which
was in operation during the year.
There were, however, 1854 registered
fruit stills in the state, all of which
were operated, making total of
1876.
The grain distilleries do not exceed
a daily capacity of 80 gallons per day,
and do not consume more than five
bushels of grain daily.
THE GRAIN USED
The amount of grain an other ma
terials used in the production of dis
titled spirits in the state during the
fiscal year ending June 80 last, is as
follows 1926 bushels of malt, At
624 bushels of rye, and 2,4S9 proof
gallons of spirits rectified durir g the
year ending during the year ending
April 80 last During the last fiscal
year there were fed at the registered
grain distilleries in the State, 68 cat
tie, the average weight of which was
10S pounds, and the total increase in
weight was 1850 pounds.
The amount of assessments made
in West Virginia during the year was
| S10S,S35.27. On June 30 there was
remaining in the distiliery warehouses
in West Virginia 1922 gallons of
bourbon and 819,821 gallons of rye
whisky.
The place where the stuff vas pro
duced was at the Hannis Distillipg
Company of Martinsburg.
Jarrett's distillery at Fetterman,
and Sturgis' at Georgetown w. Va,
did not produce any spirits during
the year
West Virginia exported 500 gal
Ions of rye whisky, and 951 gallons
were lost by casualty in the distil-
lery warehouses during the year.
AMOUNT ON HAND.
On June 80 there were remaining
in the warehouses in West Virginia
798,S37 gallons Of rye whisky, and
1881 gallons of bourbon. The
amount on hands here was on Octo-
Der /, in the hands Of wholesale 4 cal
ers, 23,30l gallons of all kinds OF do
nestle spirits, of which 25,235 gallons
was bourbon, 24,S59 gallons was rye
whisky, 642 gallons of New England
alcohol, 324 gallons of New England
rum, 1,193 gallons of gin and 2,67S
gallons of pure neutral or cologne
spirits. There were 1928 gallons of
miscellaneous spirits The foreign
supply consisted of 65,352 gallons, Of
which 1874 gallons were of Scotch
whisky, rs gallons of Jamaica rum,
35 gallons of St Croix rum; 2l0 gal
Ions of Holland gin and 264 gallons
Of miscellaneous spirits. The total
number of domestic and foreign on
hand ON Octnhar l eft In Wasl Xiroinia